End-Use Markets

Brave New World of E-Textiles: Automotive, Robotics and Beyond
When I first entered the smart textiles industry, there was little knowledge of electronic textiles (e-textiles). People had this skeptical kind of curiosity, like they were something out of a …

Carbon Neutral Viscose Fibers that Nurture Connections to Nature
Lenzing Expands VEOCEL™ Branded Viscose Fibers Production to Satisfy the Environmentally Conscious Consumer Around the Globe Climate change has placed a pressing need for sustainable solutions across all industries, not …

Legislation to Wipe Out Non-Flushables from Wastewater Infrastructure Introduced
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has teamed up with Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins and U.S. Representatives Mary Peltola (D-AK) and Lisa McClain (R-MI-09) to introduce the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution …

BUILT for Sustainability
The Vision for Heartland Polymers Comes to Fruition; Building Sustainability into Its Foundation Sustainability is at the heart of the Heartland Polymers story. Being only the second polypropylene plant to …

Sparkling Sustainability in Hygiene
Sparkle makes planet-friendly period care products from renewable plant-based ingredients that do not contain conventional petrochemical-based plastics (such as polypropylene or polyethylene). Recently, IFJ caught up the Sparkle’s CEO and …